Who Ya Gonna Call? What Ya Gonna Say?

Schools aren't just students and teachers. To be effective, teachers have to know when, who, and how to ask for help. Sometimes, the first place a teacher goes for help doesn't work out, and the teacher has to come up with a "Plan B." Use what you've learned in Chapter 5 of Johnson et al (2008) to formulate some approaches to solving problems that teachers often experience.

Leaders, Stakeholders and Other Resources

List people that can possibly help you be an effective teacher.

Abbreviation	Leader/Stakeholder/Resource	Place on Policy to Practice Continuum (School, District, Community, State, National, etc)	Describe nature of their relationship to the teacher, other stakeholders
PR	Principal
AP	Assistant Principal
DH	Department Head/Team Leader
SS	School Secretary
CN	Custodian
TR	Colleagues, other teachers.
PL	School Police Officer
SP	Special Education Coordinator
GC	Guidance Counselor
SW	School Social Worker
PTA	Parents

Classroom Situations, Opportunities, or Problems

Describe some situations that you might encounter as a teacher. Decide whether you should ask for help, and determine what exactly you should ask. If appropriate, determine a Plan A and Plan B scenario.

	Situation, Opportunity, or Problem	Should you ask someone for help?	Plan A: (Abrev for Who, What will you ask, and why should they help?)	Plan B: (Abrev for Who, What will you ask, and why should they help?)	Reactions?
Mackenzie,Meagan, Meghan, Greg, Kana, Bryce, Jon	Fights in School	Yes or No	TR ==> PL or Break up yourself	break it up yourself; talk to the kids; make them sit and talk in school to social worker. or Send Ss to PR	<== There are issues to keep in mind.
James, Dominique, Jessica	Bring in culture for ESL	DH, SP, or ESL DH	How do you approach this with colleagues? Ask TRs about school procedure.	Talk to DHs, TRs.
Jackie, Kate, Aly	Not enough seats in classroom.	Yes	DH	PR	<== Delicate situation
Denis	Student w/ evidence of abuse	Yes	SW - Inform about student	PL - Ask to monitor student.
Noelle, Tori, Rachel, Kaela, Greg, Kana	Stranger in Building	Yes	TR - Inform over loudspeaker	PL
Noelle, Tori, Rachel, Kaela, Heather	Extended field trip	Yes	PR - Ask for permission or DH - Ask for initial approval	DH - Ask for permission or Write proposal for principal, ask superintendent.	<== PR is last stop. Who is first?
Noelle, Tori, Rachel, Kaela	Heat is broken	Yes	CN - Ask for repair	PR - Ask for assistance fr custodian.
Kaitlyn, Tim,Rachelle, Karen	Bomb threat	Yes
Jenifer, Stefanie, Nick	Rich kid harassing poor kid.	Yes	Peer Mediation	Contact parents, PR
Bryce, Jon	Slacker Teacher	Yes/No	Talk to colleague (TR)	PR	<== What do you mean by slacker?
Bryce, Jon	Lack of teaching materials	Yes	MC - request materials	PTA - request grant	<== DH?
Bryce, Jon	Unsafe room conditions	Yes	CN - Ask for repair	PR - Request action fr CN